Shawn Allee

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CTA President Ron Huberman wants to test what will happen if the CTA ends Cermak Blue Line service. This excerpt from today's board meeting features Huberman making the case that ridership on that branch is low. CTA Board Chair Carole Brown interjects with questions. CTA Press Release

The Chicago Transit Authority will soon shuffle bus and train routes on Chicago's West Side. It could mean the end of the Cermak branch of the Blue Line.The Blue Line's Cermak branch winds through Chicago's Southwest Side to the Loop.

Transit officials are considering at least $5 billion worth of transit projects in the Western suburbs, including an extension of the Blue Line. Officials are toting display boards and handouts to public meetings on their plans this week.

The town of Zion rests on the shore of Lake Michigan, just shy of the Wisconsin border. The nuclear power station that bears the town's name hasn't produced nuclear power since an operational mishap in 1997. Exelon officially ended operations in 1998.

The town of Zion rests on the shore of Lake Michigan, just shy of the Wisconsin border. The nuclear power station that bears the town's name hasn't produced nuclear power since an operational mishap in 1997. Exelon officially ended operations in 1998.